FIC P4M-800T User Manual

P4M-800T

MAINBOARD

MANUAL

DOC No.: M03504
Rev. : A0
Date : 7, 2003
Part No. : 25-10671-00

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview

Package Checklist .......................................................................... 1-2

The P4M-800T Mainboard ........................................................ 1-3

Main Features................................................................................ 1-4

FIC Unique Innovation for Users (NOVUS) -

Enhanced Mainboard Features and System Support ..................... 1-6

Chapter 2 Installation Procedures

1). Set System Jumpers .................................................................. 2-2

Clear CMOS ...................................................................... 2-2

BIOS Anti-Reflash Protect................................................. 2-3

2). Install Memory Modules .......................................................... 2-3

3). Install the CPU .......................................................................... 2-4

Connect A TX Power.......................................................... 2-6

4). Install Expa nsion Cards............................................................. 2-7

5). Connect Devices ....................................................................... 2-8

Floppy Diskette Drive Connector ...................................... 2-8

IDE Device Connectors ..................................................... 2-9

Fan Connectors ................................................................. 2-9

Power Connectors ............................................................. 2-10

Front Pa nel Block, Power LED, IR, a nd Speaker Connector 2-11

CD Audio-In Connectors................................................... 2-12

IEEE 1394 Connectors (mfg. optional) ............................... 2-12

Serial IRQ Connector......................................................... 2-13

Serial ATA Connectors ...................................................... 2-13

PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector.............................. 2-14

RJ45 LAN Connector ........................................................ 2-14

Serial Port Connectors....................................................... 2-15

Printer Connector .............................................................. 2-15

Audio I/O Jacks ................................................................ 2-16

Front Audio Connector ..................................................... 2-16

Universal Serial Bus Connectors....................................... 2-17

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

CMOS Setup Utility ....................................................................... 3-1

Sta ndard CMOS Setup................................................................... 3-2

Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................. 3-4

Advanced Chipset Features .......................................................... 3-7

Integrated Peripherals.................................................................... 3-10

Power Management Setup ............................................................. 3-14

PnP/PCI Configurations................................................................. 3-18

PC Health Status ............................................................................ 3-20

Frequency/Voltage Control ............................................................ 3-21

Load Fail-Safe Defaults .................................................................. 3-21

Load Opti mized Defaults ................................................................ 3-22

Supervisor/User Password ............................................................ 3-22

Save a nd Exit Setup........................................................................ 3-22

Exit without Saving ........................................................................ 3-22

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Chapter 1

Overview

Overview

The new microA TX, 478-pin 1stM ainboard® supports a full range of the latest
generation Intel® Pentium® 4 processors. The leading edge VIA® PT800
(PT800 with 8237) chipset was designed for coworking with Pentium® 4 (up to

3.06 GHz) in the 478-pin pa ckage ba sed on the V RM 9.0 spec and 400/533/800
MHz. Built using the leading edge technology the Intel Pentium® 4 proces­sors provide a significa nt performance over previous Pentium® III processors.
T wo DDR 266/333/400 SD RAM sockets allow f or up to 2 GB me mory capa city .
Support for the Ultra DMA/133 protocol and its high-speed interface further
ensures that data transfer speeds are improved, especially for long sequential
transfers required by audio/visual applications.

The board features onboard audio and LAN function; also, the serial ATA
feature replaces the standard parallel ATA physical storage interface and al­lows future enhancements to the computing platform. It completely software
compatible with parallel AT A, requiring no mofication to your operating system.
For more detail, please rea d the help file in the lst Utilitie s CD.

The 1stMainboard comes with a versatile range of I/O features such as 2 serial
ports, 1 parallel port, 1 LAN, 2 optional IEEE 1394, 1 PS/2 mouse a nd keyboard
connector, 8 USB ports, 1 medi a connector (front audio, Line-in, Line-out and
Mic-in). In addition, the board is equipped with 2 dual channel enhanced PCI
bus master IDE connectors. Ample expansion is available through 1AGP (8X)
and 3 PCI (spec. 2.3) slots to meet the requirement for enjoying the P4 CPU
benefits in internet applicatons, video/3D graphics performance, and so forth.

Other key features are Remote On/Off, Auto Power Failure Recovery, inte­grated temperature monitoring and system fan control. Included also is lst
Utilities CD with enhanced drivers and a few bundled soft-ware solutions.

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Package Checklist

If you discover any item below was damaged or lost, please contact your
vendor.

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NOTE: lst Utilities CD that contains patch files, onboard video/audio
chip drivers, related online help and other useful information can
be found in your mainboard package.

Please install it right after your Windows operating system installa­tion is done.Place your lst Utility in the drive, an operating menu will

appears in your monitor. Please select Auto Installation. It will auto­matically detect which software tools (patch files, drivers) that the
mainboard needs. Press OK button to go through the whole instal­lation procedure in a very straight forward and easy way. It also
provides you with a custom way to select wanted patch files and
software drivers that for onboard chips use. The top menu of lst

Utilities lists all the functions that allowed by this board.

The P4M-800T Mainboard

Overview

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Main Features

 CPU

Celeron - 2.0 to 2.6 GHz a nd up* (FSB 400)
Pentium 4 -

2.26 to 3.06 GHz a nd up* (FSB 533)

2.4 to 3.2 GHz a nd up* (FSB 800)

(*: not tested yet)

 Chipset

North Bridge: VIA® PT800
South Bridge: VIA® VT8237

 Memory

2 memory sockets :
support 184-pin DD R 266/333/400 MHz
memory size totally upto 2 GBs

 Expansion Slots

1 AG P Slot : support 2.0 4X/8X (0.8 - 1.5V);
3 PCI Slots

 IDE Connections

2 IDE connectors - PIO mode, Ultra DM A 66/100/133
up to 4 devices

 SAT A Connections

2 ports controlled by embeded VT8237® SAT A function

 Audio Features

ALC655
AC97 2.2 complia nt
LINE_IN, LINE_OUT, MICROPHONE_IN Jack
Front audio pinheaders

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 I/O Ports

2 IDE connectors ­PIO, Bus Master , Ultra DMA 66/100/133
up to 4 devices
2 serial port COM1/2
1 parallel port
1 PS/2 mouse a nd 1 PS/2 keyboard
8 USB 1.1/2.0 ports

 LAN

RTL® 8100C (10/100); GB dual layout 8100S

 IEEE 1394 Ports (optional)

VIA® VT6307
2 ports
1 bracket with cable

 Mounting Holes

6 holes

 Mainboard Size

9.0 x 9.6 (unit: inch)

Overview

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FIC Unique Innovation for Users (NOVUS) -

Enhanced Mainboard Features and System Support

 LogoGenie

A user friendly GUI supporting W indows 95/98/98SE (not W indows 2000/
NT/ME/XP), LogoGenie allows you to customize, create or select a Logo
which will be displayed when the system is booting.

NOTE:

1. LogoGenie supports Award BIOS only.

2. If you create a Logo file (.bmp) by LogoGenie, the file size must

||||be 640 x 464 x 256 colors.

To enable this utility, please proceed as follows:

1. Insert CD Pro. Select LogoGenie from the Menu

||||||a nd f ollow the installation instructions.

2. After LogoGenie has been installed, go to Windows Start Box.

In Programs Menu, select LogoGenie, then select LogoGenie.

3. Press F1 to read Help file to understand how to use this software if

it is new to you.

 BIOS Guardian

BIOS Guardi an effectively acts as a fire-wall against viruses that can attack
the BIOS while the system is running and by default is enabled. Please
read Page 3-6 f or more detail information. BIOS Guardi an must be disa bled

before reflash BIOS.

 Easy Key

Instead of completing the multi-layered BIOS setup process the se 3 Easy
Key functions provide direct access to Sub-Menu when completing BIOS
settings adjustments.

Easy-Keys are as follows:

Ctrl + c: To enter clock settings menu.
Ctrl + p: To load Performance Default settings and restart.
Ctrl + f: T o load Fail-Safe Default settings and restart.

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Installation Procedures

Chapter 2

Installation Procedures

The mainboard has several user-adjustable jumpers on the board that allow you to
configure your system to suit your requirements. This chapter contains information
on the various jumper settings on your mainboard.

To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:

Step 1 - Set system jumpers
Step 2 - Install memory modules
Step 3 - Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Step 4 - Install expansion cards
Step 5 - Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply
Step 6 - Set up BIOS software
Step 7 - Install supporting software tools

WARNING: Excessive torque may damage the mainboard. When
using an electric screwdriver on the mainboard, make sure that
the torque is set to the allowable range of 5.0 ~ 8.0kg/cm.

Mainboard components contain very delicate Integrated Circuit
(IC) chips. To prevent static electricity from harming any of the
sensitive components, you should follow the following precau­tions whenever working on the computer:

1. Unplug the computer when working on the inside.

2. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC

||||chips, leads, or circuitry.

3. Wear an anti-static wrist strap which fits around the wrist.

4. Place components on a grounded anti-static pad or on the bag
that came with the component whenever the components are
separated from the system.

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(Clear CMOS)

1). Set System Jumpers

NOTE: Users are not encouraged to change the jumper/switch set-

tings not listed in this manual. Changing the settings improperly
may adversely affect system performance.

Clear CMOS

The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To
clear the RTC data:
(1) Turn off your computer;
(2) open the system case, disconnect the ATX power cable;
(3) place the jumper ca p onto the pinpair 2-3 at least 6 seconds to enable

||||||||CMOS cleara nce;

(4) place the jumper cap onto the pinpair 1-2 to disable the effect of

||||||||CMOS cleara nce;

(5) connect the ATX power cable; close the system case;
(6) turn on your computer until CMOS checksum error appears;
(7) hold down the Delete key when boots;
(8) enter the BIOS Setup to re-enter user preferences.

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Disable
(Default)

Enable

Installation Procedures

Unprotected

BIOS Anti-Reflash Protect

The jumper helps users to prevent the BIOS ROM from being overwrit­ten by mistake.

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Protected

2

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2

2). Install Memory Modules

1. Locate DDR DIMM sockets on the mainboard.

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2. Install DDR DIMM straight down

into the socket 1 using both hands,
then socket 2, and so forth.

3. The clip on both ends of the

socket will close up to hold the
DDR DIMM in pla ce when the DD R
DIMM reaches the socket bottom.

3). Install the CPU

The mainboard has built-in Switching Voltage Regulator to support CPU Vcore
autodetection. That is, It has the ability to detect a nd recognize the CPU volt­age, clock, ratio a nd ena ble s users to set up the CPU frequency from the BIOS
Setup Screen. Users can adjust the frequency through Frequency / Voltage
Control of the BIOS Setup Screen.

The procedures below shows
you how to install your CPU a n d
its fan and heatsink. First of all,
locate the CPU socket on this
mainboard.

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1. Swing the lever upword to 90 degree.

2. Install the CPU and make sure the the pin 1

orientation by aligning the socket corner marking
with the socket corner closest to the lever tip.
Do not insert the CPU by force. Make sure the
processor is fully inserted into the socket on all
sides.

Apply some thermal materials, such as paste or
tape, on the CPU top; and install a fan with
heatsink that approved by CPU manufacturer
to avoid CPU damage. For detail information,
please refer to the CPU manufacturer website.

Affix the CPU by pressing the lever downward
and locking it beside the socket.

3. Place the fan with heatsink on the CPU top
and press down two plastic clips to hook up
with the holes on the retention module on two
sides.

Installation Procedures

4. Press down the white bar on each clip to
fasten the fan set on the retention module.

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Connect ATX Power

The 20-hole power plug (top right) is connected
to the ATX power 20-pin pinheaders. The 4-hole
12V power plug (bottom right) is inserted in the
ATX_12V power connector.

The plug from the power supply will only insert
in one orientation because of the different hole
sizes. Find the proper orientation a nd push down
firmly making sure that the pins are aligned.

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NOTE:

1. Insert the CPU (with fansink and retention module) on

||||socket.

2. Connect the 4-pin plug of the power supply

3. Connect the 20-pin plug of the power supply.

To remove the processor, please do it in reverse order.

Installation Procedures

4). Install Expansion Cards

This section describes how to connect an expansion card to one of your
system expansion slots.

Expansion cards are printed circuit boards that, when connected to the
mainboard, increase the capabilities of your system.

For example, expansion cards can provide video and sound capabilities. The
mainboard features one AGP and three PCI bus expansion slots.

CAUTION:

1.Make sure to unplug the power supply when adding or removing

expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so
may cause severe damage to both the mainboard and expansion
cards.

2. Always observe static electricity precautions.

3. Please read Handling Precautions at the start of this manual.

1. Select an availa ble expansion slot.

2. Remove the corresponding slot cover from the computer chassis. Un-

screw the mounting screw that secures the slot cover and pull the slot cover
out from the computer chassis. Keep the slot cover mounting screw nearby.

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3. Push the card firmly into the slot.
Push down on one end of the expan­sion card, then the other. Use this rock­ing motion until them card is firmly
seated inside the expansion slot. Se­cure the card with the screw removed
in Step 2.

5). Connect Devices

Floppy Diskette Drive Connector

This connector provides the connection with your floppy disk drive.

Insert the floppy ribbon cable
(below) onto the floppy connector.

The colored stripe (indicated by the
arrow head, right) of the ribbon cable
must be the same side with the Pin 1.

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Installation Procedures

IDE Device Connectors

The two connectors, PRIMARY
a nd SECONDAR Y, are used for
your IDE hard disk drives, CD drives,
LS-120|drives, or IDE ZIP drives.

Insert the floppy ribbon cable
(below) onto the floppy connector.

The colored stripe (indicated by the
arrow head, right) of the ribbon cable
must be the same side with the Pin 1.

Fan Connectors

The two connectors, CPU_FAN, SYSTEM_FAN are linked to the CPU fan,
case fan, respectively. CHIP_FAN can be used with North Bridge chip fan.

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Power Connectors

The 20-pin male block connector is connected to the ATX power supply . The
4-pin male block connector is for the ATX_12V power use. All two connectors
are linked with your ATX power supply . The plug from the power supply will
only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes. Find the
proper orientation a nd push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned.

Front Panel Block, Power
LED, IR, and Speaker Connec­tor

This block connector includes the con­nectors for linking with Power LED (3­pin), HDD LED, power button, power/
sleep/message waiting button, reset
buttonon the front panel of the system
case. Please identify polarities of plug
wires for the case speaker and LEDs.
Please ask vendor about this information
when you buy them and install the sys­tem by yourself. The plug wires polari­ties of these buttons will not affect the
function.

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Installation Procedures

NOTE: Users that want to use IR port must adjust related IR BIOS
features described in the next chapter, Integrated peripherals
section.

(1) Reset Switch is connected to the reset button. Push this switch to reboot
the system instead of turning the power button off and on.

(2) HDD LED is connected to the IDE device indicator. This LED will blink
when the hard disk drives are activated.

(3) Power (Single a nd Dual) /Slee p LED

Please refer to the tables below for the representations of LED states.
There is a nother 3-Pin Power LED connector on board f or some ca ses that with
a 3-pin plug.

(4) Power Button is connected with power button. Push this switch allows the
system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button.

IR is a pinheader that is used for linking with your ID device to allow transmis­sion of data to a nother system that also supports the IR feature. This mainboard
provides users with two types of IR pinheaders.

Speaker is connected with the case speaker.

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CD Audio-In Connectors

The two 1x4 connectors are for CD­ROM drive audio analog input use.
The pin assignment are: Pin 1 is Left,
Pin2 a nd 3 are GND, Pin 4 is Right.

IEEE 1394 Connectors (optional)

The 2 optional 1394 pinheaders on the board provides you with two connec­tions with the peripherals which own 1394 connectors by an optional bracket
with cable (see the figure below). The pin definitions of the 1394 pinheaders
are listed below also.

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Installation Procedures

Serial IRQ Connector

This 2-pin connector is used for
some system integration use.
The pin assignment are: Pin 1 is
singal, Pin2 is NC.

Serial ATA Connectors

The 2 SATA connectors provide you with the connections to serial ATA de­vices that confirm to the Serial ATA specification. Serial ATA supports all ATA
a nd ATAPI devices. The figures below left are two SATA cables (the top one is
for power; the next one is for data). The data cable pin assignments of SATA
connector.

NOTE: Please re a d BIOS Setup, se ction of Integrated Peripherals,
for more information.

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PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector

These two 6-pin female (PS/2 keyboard is purple color a nd PS/2 mouse is green
color) connectors are used for your PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

RJ45 LAN Connector

The LAN (RJ45 port) jack is used f or the LAN cable plug.

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Installation Procedures

Serial Port Connectors

COM1/2 (9-pin D-sub male connector with teal color) allow you to connect
with your devices that use serial ports, such as a serial mouse or an external
modem.

Printer Connector

This 25-pin D-Sub female burgundy-colored connector is attached to your
printer.

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Audio I/O Jacks

LINE_OUT (lime) can be connected to headphones or preferably powered
speakers. LINE_IN (light blue) allows tape players or other audio sources to
be recorded by your computer or played through the LINE_OUT. MIC_IN
(pink) allows microphones to be connected for audio input.

Front Audio Connector

The mainboard has a front panel
audio F_AUDIO connector
(Intel spec.). It allows users to
attach the audio device via front
pa nel (instead of rear panel) by a
ribbon cable that in some cases.
Its pin definitions are resented
below.

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NOTE: If you do not use F_AUDIO, plea se keep the pinpair 5-6, 9-10
short as default; also, when the front headphone is plugged in,
the rear audio output will be disabled.

Installation Procedures

NOTE: The LINE_IN, LINE_OUT, MICROPHONE jacks can be used
the 5.1-channel audio output with its software tool.
For details, please read the FAQ on the web site www.fic.com.tw.

Universal Serial Bus Connectors

The mainbaord have 8 USB ports; four USB black jacks that integrated on the
edge of the board, the other 4 USB ports on the board. They allows uses to
attach with USB devices either from rear or front panels. The USB cabe that
comes with your mainboard is used to connecting between the USB pinhea ders
and rear panel. (See the photo below).

The figure below is pin assignments
of the USB4/5. That of USB6/7 is
similar.

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BIOS Setup

Chapter 3

BIOS Setup

The mainboard comes with the chip that Award BIOS that contains the ROM
Setup information of your system. (This chip serves as an interface between
the processor and the rest of the mainboard components.) This section ex­plains the information contained in the Setup program and tells you how to
modify the settings according to your system configuration.

CMOS Setup Utility

The Setup utility program allows updates to the mainboard configuration set­tings. The BIOS setup values will be saved in the CMOS. It is executed when
the user changes system configuration; user changes system backup battery;
or the system detects a configuration error and asks the user to run the Setup
program. Use the arrow keys to select and press Enter to run the selected
program.

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Standard CMOS Setup

The Standard CMOS Setup screen is displayed above. Each item may have
one or more option settings. The system BIOS automatically detects memory
size, thus no changes are necessary. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item
and then use PgUp or PgDn keys to select the value you want in ea ch item.

Date

T o set the date, highlight the Date field a nd then press Page Up/Page Down
or +/- keys to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format.

Time

T o set the time, highlight the Time field a nd then press Page Up/Page Down
or +/- keys to set the current time. Follow the hour, minute, and second
format.

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Hard Disks

This field records the specifications for all non-SCSI hard drives installed
in the system. The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Pri mary and Sec­ondary channels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE
devices. Each channel can support up to two hard disks, the first of which
is the Master and the second is the Slave.

Hard Disk Configurations

Capacity: The hard disk size. The unit is Bytes.
Cylinder: The cylinder number of the hard disk.
Head: The read/write head number of hard disk.
Precomp: The cylinder number at which the disk drive

changes the write current.

Landing Zone: The cylinder number that the disk drive heads

(read/write) are seated when the disk drive is
parked.

Sector: The sector number of each track defined on the

hard disk.

Drive A / Drive B

This field records the types of floppy drives installed in the system. To
enter the configuration value for a particular drive, highlight its corre­sponding field a nd then select the drive type using the left- or right-arro w
key.

Floppy 3 Mode Support

This is a Japanese standard floppy type drive. The standard stores 1.2MB
in a 3.5 inch diskette.

Video

Set this field to the type of video display card installed in the system.

Halt On

This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt.

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Advanced BIOS Features

Hard Disk Boot Priority

This feature will auto detect all hard disks of bootable device on the system.
It also allows users to select hard disk device booting priority.

CPU L1 & L2 Cache

When enabled, improves the system performance. Disable this item when
testing or trouble-shooting. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Hyper-Threading T echnology

When enabled, it performs as Hyper-Threading tech. does if the CPU sup­port it.The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Quick Power On Self Test

When enabled, allows the BIOS to bypass the extensive memory test.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

First/Second/Third Boot Device

This feature allows user to select the boot device priority. The options are:
Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP , USB­CDROM, USB-HDD, LAN, Disabled.

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BIOS Setup

Boot Other Device

This feature allows user to select the boot device priority.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

Allows you to switch the order in which the operating system accesses
the floppy drives during boot up. Full Screen LOGO Show
It decides whether or not the full screen logo is shown during system
booting up. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

When enabled, assigns the BIOS to perform floppy diskette drive tests by
issuing the time-consuming seek commands.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Boot Up Numlock Status

When set to On, allows the BIOS to automatically enable the Num Lock
Function when the system boots up. The options are: On, Off.

Gate A20 Option

When set at Fast, allows a faster access response under Protected mode.
The options are: Fast, Normal.

Typematic Rate Setting

The term typematic means that when a keyboard key is held down, the
character is repeatedly entered until the key is released.
The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

This feature is available only if the above item, Typematic Rate Setting, is
set at Enabled. Sets the rate of a character repeat when the key is held
down. The options are: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

This feature is available only if the item, Typematic Rate Setting, is set at
Enabled. Sets the delay ti me before a character is repeated.
The options are: 250, 500, 750, 1000 millisecond.

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Security Option

Allows to set the security level of the system.The options: Setup, System.

APIC Mode

Allows you to decide if the system enters the APIC (Advanced Program­mable Interrupt Controller) mode or not for more IRQs can be released.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

MPS V ersion Control For OS

When two CPUs onboard (not this board) this feature allows you to select
MPS (Multi-Processor Spec.) version control for OS when logo test
executes. The options are: 1.1, 1.4.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

If your operating system (OS) is OS/2, select the option OS2. Otherwise,
stay with the default setting Non-OS2.The options are: Non-OS2, OS2.

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

S.M.A.R.T. stands for Self-Monitoring and Analysis Reporting Technol­ogy which allows your hard disk drive to report any read/write errors and
issues a warning with LDCM installed. The options: Disabled, Enabled.

Video BIOS Shadow

Enabling this feature will copy the video BIOS to shadow RAM, it will
improve the system perf ormance.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

BIOS Guardian

It allows the system to prevent computer viruses. Users will need to dis­able it to update BIOS. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

NOTE: Please disable this BIOS feature about BIOS Guardian
before you start to reflash BIOS.

BIOS Guardia n and Reflash BIOS

BIOS Guardian by default is enabled, thus effectively acts as a fire­wall against viruses that can attack the BIOS while the system is
running. It must be disabled before reflash BIOS.

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BIOS Setup

The steps below show you how to off and on BIOS Guardian when
reflash BIOS:

1. Press Del key while booting. Go to CMOS Setup Utility menu.

2. Go to Advanced BIOS Features submenu.

3. Set the feature BIOS Guardian at Disabled.

4. Save the setting and exit. The system restarts.

5. POST screen holds. A message about BIOS Guardia n shows.

6. Press Space bar.

7. Reflash BIOS. Restart the system after complete it.

8. POST screen holds. A message about BIOS Guardia n shows.

9. Press G key. The feature BIOS Guardi an will be enabled again.

Full Screen LOGO Show

It decides whether or not the full screen logo is shown during system
booting up. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

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Advanced Chipset Features

DRAM Clock/Drive Control

Current FSB Frequency , Current D RAM Frequency

This item allows you to get current FSB and DRAM frequencies.

DRAM Clock

The feature allows users to select the DRAM clock.
The options are: 133 MHz, 166 MHz, 200 MHz, By SPD.

DRAM Timing

This feature allows user to select the way to set DRAM timing.
The options are: By SPD, Manual.

DRAM CAS Latency

If the CAS latency of your installed memory medule is 2 Cycle, The selec­tion 2 will enha nce system perf ormance. The options are: 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3.

Bank Interleave

This item allows users to select the bank interleave function of DRAM,
when the feature DRAM Timing By SPD set at Disabled.
The options are: Disa bled, 2 Bank, 4 Bank.

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Precharge to Active (T rp)

This item allows users to set the clock time from Precharge to Active com­mand. The options are: 2T, 3T, 4T, 5T.

Active to Precharge (Tra s)

This item allows users to set the clock time from Active to Precharge com­mand. The options are: 6T, 7T, 8T, 9T.

Active to CMD (Trcd)

This item allows users to set the clock time from Active to Read/Write
Delay comma nd. The options are: 2T, 3T, 4T, 5T .

DRAM Command Rate

This item allows users to set Address Ti me After command.
The options are: 2T Comma nd, l T Command.

DRAM Burst Len

This item allows users to set DRAM burst length.
The options are: 4, 8.

Write Recovery Time

This item allows users to set write recovery time.
The options are: 2T, 3T.

AGP & P2P Bridge Control

AGP Aperture Size

It allows you to select the main memory frame size for AGP use.
The options list presents all provided possibilities.

AGP Mode

This feature allows users to select the AGP mode when an AGP add-on
card installed. The options are: 4X, 2X, 1X.

AGP Driving Control / AGP Driving Value

These two features allow user to improve the performance of AGP card
manually by pressing Page Down/Page UP key if necessary.
The options of AGP Driving Control are: Auto, M anual.

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AGP Fast Write

This feature allows you to set AG P fast write mode.
The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

AGP Master 1 WS Write

When enabled, the AGP bus master write access to DRAMs will add one
wait-state cycle. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

AGP Master 1 WS Read

When enabled, the AGP bus master read access to the DRAMs will a dd one
wait-state cycle. The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

AGP 3.0 Calibration cycle

This feature allows users to enable or disa ble AGP 3.0cablibration cycle.
The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

CPU & PCI Bus Control

PCI Master 0 WS Write

When enabled, allows a zero-wait-state-cycle delay when the PCI master
drive writes data to DRAM. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

PCI Delay Transa ction

Enable it to a bort the current PCI ma ster cycle and accept a new PCI master
request, it reaccepts the original PCI master, returns PCI data phase to the
original PCI master . The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

VLink 8X Support

Enables VLink 8X support.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

System BIOS Cacheable

When enabled, allows the ROM area F000H-FFFFH to be cacheable when
cache controller is activated. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

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Integrated Peripherals

VIA OnChip IDE Device

SA T A Mode

This item allows users to select the serial ATA mode
The options are: IDE, Raid.

IDE DMA tras fer access

This item allows users to disable the IDE DMA transfer access.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

BIOS Setup

OnChip IDE Channel0/1

When enabled, allows you to use the onboard pri mary/secondary PCI IDE.
If a hard disk controller card is used, set at Disabled.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

IDE Prefetch Mode

When set at Enabled, it allows data to be posted to and prefetched from the
primary IDE data ports. Data prefetching is initiated when a data port read
occurs. The rea d prefetch eli ments latency to the IDE data ports and allows
them to be performed ba ck to back for the highest possible PIO data trans­fer rates. The first data port read of a sector is called the demand read.
Subsequent data port reads from the sector are called prefetch reads.

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The demand read a nd all pref etch reads must be of the same size (16 or 32
bits). The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Primary Ma ster/Slave PIO

Allows an automatic or a manual configuration of the PCI primary IDE
hard drive (master/slave) mode. The options are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1,
Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.

Secondary Ma ster/Slave PIO

Allows a n automatic or a manual configuration of the PCI secondary IDE
hard drive (master/slave) mode. The options are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1,
Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.

Primary Ma ster/Slave UDMA

Allows an automatic configuration of the PCI primary IDE hard drive
(master/slave) mode if Ultra DMA is supported both on the motherboard
and the hard disk. The options are: Auto, Disabled.

Secondary Ma ster/Slave UDMA

Allows an automatic configuration of the PCI secondary IDE hard drive
(master/slave) mode if Ultra DMA is supported both on the motherboard
and the hard disk. The options are: Auto, Disabled.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple
sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new
drives do), select Enabled f or automatic detection of the opti mal number of
block read/writes per sector the drive can support.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

VIA OnChip IDE Device

VIA-3058 AC97 Audio

It allows users to disable AC97 audio function in South Bridge.
The options are: Auto, Disabled.

OnChip USB Controller

Disable this option if you are not using the onboard USB 1.1 and USB 2.0
feature. The options are: Disabled, Ena bled.

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OnChip USB2.0 Controller

Disable this option if you are not using the onboard USB 2.0 feature (USB

1.1 not effected). The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

USB Keyboard Support

Your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you
have a USB keyboard Device. When set at Auto, the BIOS will detect if
USB keyboard is installed automatically.
The options are: Auto, Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard 1394 Support

This feature allows you to disable the onboard 1394 feature.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard LAN Support

This feature allows users to enable or disable the onboard LAN support.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard Lan Boot ROM

This feature allows users to enable or disable the onboard Lan boot
ROM to boot system. The options are: Ena bled, Disabled.

SuperIO Device

Onboard F DC Controller

When enabled, the floppy diskette drive (FDD) controller is activated.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1/2

If the serial port 1/2 uses the onboard I/O controller, you ca n modify your
serial port parameters.The options are: 3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 2E8/
IRQ3, Disabled.

UART Mode Select

Allows you to select the IR modes if the serial port 2 is used as an IR port.
Set at Standard, if you use COM2 as the serial port as the serial port,
instead a s an IR port. The options are: Normal, IrDA, ASKIR, SCR.

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UR2 Duplex Mode

Allows you to select the IR modes. The options are: Half, Full.

Onboard Parallel Port

Allows you to select from a given set of parameters if the parallel port uses
the onboard I/O controller.
The options are: Disa bled, 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7.

Parallel Port Mode

Allows you to connect with an advanced printer via the port mode it
supports. The options are: SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP.

ECP Mode Use DMA

This feature allows you to select Direct Me mory Access (DMA) channel if
the ECP mode selected. The options are: 1, 3.

Init Display First

When you install a PCI VGA card on the board, this feature allows you to
select the first initiation of the monitor display from PCI or onboard AGP.
The options are: PCI Slot, AGP.

Power Management Setup

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BIOS Setup

ACPI Function

This item allows you to disable the ACPI function.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

ACPI Suspend T ype

This item allows you to select suspend mode when the system in ACPI
mode. The options are: S1 (POS), S3 (PTR), S1&S3.

Power Management Option

This item allows you to adjust the power management features.
Select User Define for configuring your own power management features.

Min Saving initiates all predefined timers in their minimum values. Max
Saving, on the other ha nd, initi ates maxi mum values. The options are: User
Define, Min Saving, Max Saving.

HDD Power Down

The option lets the BIOS turn the HDD motor off when system is in Sus­pend mode. Selecting 1 Min..15 Min allows you define the HDD idle time
before the HDD enters the Power Saving Mode.
The options 1 Min..15 Min will not work concurrently. When HDD is in the
Power Saving Mode, a ny access to the HDD will wake the HDD up.
The options are: Disable, 1 Min..15 Min.

Suspend Mode

When disabled, the system will not enter Suspend mode. The specified
time option defines the idle time the system takes before it enters Suspend
mode. The options are: Disable, 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40 M in, 1 Hour.

Video Off Option

This feature provides the selections of the video display power saving
mode. The option Suspend - Off allows the video display to go blank if the
system enters Suspend mode. The option All Modes - Of f allows the video
display to go bla nk if the syste m enters Doze mode or Suspend mode. The
option Always On allows the video display to stay in Standby mode even
when the system enters Doze or Suspend mode.
The options are: Suspend - Off, All Modes -> Off, Always On.

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Video Off Option

This feature provides the selections of the video display power saving
mode. The option Suspend - Off allows the video display to go blank if the
system enters Suspend mode. The option All Modes - Of f allows the video
display to go bla nk if the syste m enters Doze mode or Suspend mode. The
option Always On allows the video display to stay in Standby mode even
when the system enters Doze or Suspend mode.
The options are: Suspend - Off, All Modes -> Off, Always On.

Video Off Method

The option V/H SYNC+Blank allows the BIOS to blank off screen display
by turning off the V-Sync and H-Sync signals sent from add-on VG A card.
DPMS Support allows the BIOS to bla nk off screen display by your add-on
VGA card which supports DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling
function). Blank Screen allows the BIOS to blank off screen display by
turning off the red-green-blue signals.
The options are: V/H SYNC+Bla nk, DPMS Support, Blank Screen.

MODEM Use IRQ

This feature allows you to select the IRQ# to meet your modem IRQ#.
The options are: NA, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 1 1.

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

The selection Delay 4 Sec. will allow the syste m shut down after 4 seconds
after the power button is pressed. The selection Instant-Off will allow the
system shut down immediately once the power button is pressed.
The settings are: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off.

Run V GABIOS if S3 Resume

This determines whether or not to enable the system to run the VGA BIOS
when resuming from S3(STR) or S1&S3. The options are: Auto, Yes, No.

AC Loss Auto Restart

When the system is shut down owing to the power failure, the system will
not be back to power on by itself. This feature allows you to set the
system back to which power status of the system when the system power
is resumed. It always will be back to on if set at On. The system always be
back to off if set at Of f. The options are Auto, On, Off.

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IRQ/Event Activity Detect

PS2KB Wakeup Select

This item allows you to select Hot Key or Password to wake-up the system
by PS2 Keyboard. When select Password, please press ENTER key to
change password max 8 numbers. The options are : Hot key, Password.

PS2KB Wakeup from S1/S3

It allows you to set a Hot Key to wake-up the system by PS2 Keyboard.
The options are: Disa ble, Ctrl+F1,..., Ctrl+F12, Power , Wake, Any key .

Power and Wake are Windows98 Keyboard button.

PS2MS Wakeup from S1/S3

This item allows you to wake-up the system by PS2 Mouse.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

USB Resume from S1/S3

This item allows you to wake-up the system by USB device when you save
the computer power at S1-S3. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

PowerOn by PCI Card

When set at Enabled, any PCI-PM event awakes the system from a PCI-PM
controlled state. The options are Disabled, Enabled.

Wa ke Up On LAN/Ring

When set at Enabled, an input signal comes from the other client/server on
the LAN/ring awakes the system from a soft off state if connected over
LAN/modem. The options are Disabled or Enabled.

RTC Alarm Resume

Enabled allows you to set the time the system will be turned on from the
system power-off status. The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Date (of Month)

This feature allows you to set the day of the alarm starts when the RTC
Alarm Resume From Soft Off is set to be Enabled. The options are: 0, 1..31.

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Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

If a n ATX power supply is installed a nd when RTC Alarm Resume is Ena bled,
this feature allows you to set the time of the alarm starts when the RTC
Alarm Resume From Soft Off is set to be Enabled.
The options are: hh (hour) - 0, 1, 2,.., 23; mm (minute) - 0, 1, 2,..,59; ss
(second) - 0, 1, 2,..,59.

IRQs Activity Monitoring

Primary INTR

If set at ON, the Primary interrupt (the Primary option in the feature of IRQ#
Acitivity) will make the power ma nagement wake up the syste m.
The options are: ON, OFF.

IRQ3/../15

After the time period which you set, the system advances from doze mode
to suspend mode in which the CPU clock stops and the screen display is
off. At this moment, if the IRQ activity occurs, the syste m goes back to full­on mode directly.
If the IRQ activity which is defined a s Non Pri mary takes pla ce, the syste m
remains off until the corresponding IRQ handler finishes.
The options of IRQ 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 are: Enabled,
Disabled.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

PNP OS Installed

If your operating system is a Plug-and-Play one, such as Windows NT,
Windows 95, select Yes. The options are: No, Yes.

Reset Configuration Data

Enabling it to reset the system Extended Syste m Configuration Data (ESCD)
when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on card and the
system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operat­ing system can not boot. The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

Resources Controlled By

If set at Auto, the BIOS arranges all system resources. If there exists con­flict, select Manual. The options are: Auto (ESCD), Manual.
The ma nual options of IRQ- / DMA- a ssigned to are: PCI/ISA PnP, Lega cy
ISA.

PCI/V GA Palette Snoop

Set this feature to be enabled if any ISA a da pter card installed in the syste m
requires the VGA palette snoop function.
The options are: Disabled, Enabled.

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Assign IRQ For VGA

If your PCI VGA card devices do not need a n IRQ, select Disabled; there­fore, an IRQ can be released for the system use.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

Assign IRQ For USB

If your USB devices do not need a n IRQ, select Disa bled; therefore, an IRQ
can be released for the system use.
The options are: Enabled, Disabled.

INT Pin 1/2/3/4 Assign ment

This feature allows you to assign the PCI IRQ numbers for PCI slots.
Selecting the default, Auto, allows the PCI controller to automatically allo­cate the IRQ numbers. The options are: Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15.

PC Health Status

Shutdown T emperature

This feature helps to shutdown the system when the system temperature
is as high as the selected temperature to prevent from the overheat problem.
The option list presents all the temperatures that supported by the board
a nd Disabled.

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Vcore / 2.5V / 3.3V / +5V / +12V / -12V / -3VSB / 5VSB Standby /
Voltage Battery / System Temperature / CPU Temperature / CPU FA N
Speed / SYS FAN Speed

These items allow end users and technicians to monitor data provided by
the BIOS on this mainboard. It is not user-configurable.

Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Clock Ratio

This item allows users to set the wanted CPU clock ratio.

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

When enabled, BIOS will detect the PCI slot and DIMM slot. If no any
device in, BIOS will auto disable its clock. The options are: Ena bled, Disa bled.

Spread Spectrum

This feature allows users to select the range of spread spectrum.
The options are: Disa bled, +/- 0.35%, +/- 0.50%,+/- 0.75%,+/1.00 %.

CPU Clock

This feature allows you to set the CPU clock frequency. The default set­ting is detected on your CPU clock automatically. If you set a unappropriate
option which leads to a booting proble m, keep pressing the Insert key until
the display appears will solve it.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

This submenu is selected to diagnose the problem after the computer boots, if
the computer will not boot. These settings do not give optimal performance.

Load Optimized Defaults

This submenu is selected for default settings which provide the best system
performance.

Supervisor/User Password

To enable the Supervisor/User passwords, select the item from the Standard
CMOS Setup. You will be prompted to create your own password. Type your
password up to eight characters and pre ss Enter. You will be asked to confirm
the password. Type the password again and press Enter. To disable password,
press Enter twice when you are prompted to enter a password. A message
appears, confirming the password is disabled.

Under the BIOS Feature Setup, if Setup is selected under the Security Option
field a nd the Supervisor/User Pa ssword is ena bled, you will be prompted pa ss­word every time you try to enter the CMOS Setup Utility. If System is selected
and the Supervisor/User Password is enabled, you will be requested to enter
the Password every time when you reboot the system or enter the CMOS
Setup utility.

Save and Exit Setup

After you have made changes under Setup, press Esc to return to the main
menu. Move cursor to Save and Exit Setup or press F10 and then press Y to
change the CMOS Setup. If you did not change anything, press Esc again or
move cursor to Exit Without Saving and press Y to retain the Setup settings.
The following message will appear at the center of the screen to allow you to
save data to CMOS a nd exit the setup utility: SA VE to CMOS a nd EXIT (Y/N)?

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Exit without Saving

If you select this feature, the following message will appear at the center of the
screen to allow you to exit the setup utility without saving CMOS modifications:

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)?

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Notice

Handling Precautions

Warning:

1. Static electricity may cause damage to the integrated circuits on

the motherboard. Before handling any motherboard outside of its
protective packaging, ensure that there is no static electric

||||||charge in your body.

2. There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly
replaced. Replace only with the same or an equivalent type

||||||recommended by the manufacturer.

3. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s
instructions.

4. Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly

attached. PERMANENT DAMAGE WILL RESULT!

Observe the following basic precautions when handling the motherboard
or other computer components:

 Wear a static wrist strap which fits around your wrist and is

|||||||||connected to a natural earth ground.

 Touch a grounded or anti-static surface or a metal fixture such as a

water pipe.

 Avoid contacting the components on add-on cards, motherboards,

and modules with the golden fingers connectors plugged into the
expansion slot. It is best to handle system components by their
mounting brackets.

The above methods prevent static build-up and cause it to be discharged
properly.

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Handling Precautions

This ma nual may not, in whole or in part, be photocopied, re produced,
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